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Beauty in Ugliness
Back away, in a time when I was a young woman, I was hospitalized for depression. The ward was grimy and dull. I challenged myself, was there any beauty I could find, in these dismal circumstances? Then I found the book case, with its colorful novels. I thought about it, and realized it would be…
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When?!
I am waiting not so patiently for a new shipment of the paper I use. Unlike the last several months, I have a cascade of drawings I want to do. I need paper to do them. Nuff said. This is one of the still lifes I’ve done recently. I just thought I put it here,…
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Hey There
I bet you thought I’d gone into the Cloud, got lost, and never came back. Actually, although I’ve been here, thinking. Not doing art, but thinking about doing art. Well, I did do this: Truth is, I’ve become just very bored with the work I had been doing. The interpretive landscapes are what I mean…
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This Is Going to Be a Doozy
Does Nature ever give you a gift? One special moment, one glimpse of sublime beauty that will last forever? Or God, or Universe, or Krishna etc.? I had one such moment as I was getting ready to do this particular drawing, of this particular tree: It was a honeybee, gathering nectar from a maple tree…
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Getting Back in the Swing!
I’ve been out of the art scene for a while now, except for note cards. Finally, finally, finally, I did an full-sized original piece. It seems behind a bit of skill of my usual pieces, but then, I guess it’ll take some time to get back to speed. It’s snowing here, most snow we’ve had…
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Violated My Own Rule!
Bob Ross always said, there are no mistakes, just happy accidents. In my latest attempt, I was happy accidenting all over the place. My usual rule is: Don’t draw when you’re absorbed with other things. I violated my own rule. I do have an idea of how to salvage it, but not today. I do…
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Drawing From the Crypt
I’m putting together another video for the art show I’ve been accepted into. Remember this? It’s going to be in the Rockland County art show. It’s a virtual show. I used to turn my nose up at the idea of a virtual show, but that’s changed. Times have changed. Not to mention, I actually sold…
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Drawing a Conclusion
My big mistake in “Broken Promise”, as it shall now be named, is that I forgot what I’m about. I draw. I get into a state of mindfulness, where’s there’s just me, the subject, and pencil and paper. Read my intro, is says that I love to draw, but enjoy color too, or some such…
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Rushing the Season (and Rushing the Post)
Spring moves by so fast, I wanted to get a jump on it. The problem is, by the time I’ve managed to do a drawing of one stage of the season, spring is almost gone! So, by the time I do a daffodil picture, the lilacs are already gone… My mother one year, greeted spring…
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